The Shelby County Commission voted Monday to contribute funds to $7 million in repairs to the sewer system in the Cotton Creek area, where raw sewage has flooded lawns and houses for more than a decade.

The commission unanimously voted to reallocate $1 million to the project from the general fund in the current fiscal year budget, giving the county the money needed to address the sewer flooding in the Cotton Creek, Kirkland Estates and Fox Hollow Farms neighborhoods. The administration also committed to spending $3 million, in addition to $3 million set aside in 2014.

Commissioners Terry Roland, Heidi Shafer, Eddie Jones and David Reaves sponsored the resolution reallocating the funds, which were initially intended for salary increases for correctional officers. The decision to shift the funds came after administration officials said they didn't plan on using the funds as soon as some commissioners expected.